Samantha Geimer, the former teen with whom Roman Polanski was convicted of having sex during a 1977 modeling shoot, is writing a memoir that will be released next fall. Preliminarily titledThe Girl: Emerging from the Shadow of Roman Polanski, the book will deal with the Hollywood scandal that prompted Polanski to flee the country in 1978 after being sentenced for unlawful sexual intercourse. Geimer was 13 at the time of the incident.

In a statement released through Atria Books, Geimer explains, “I am more than ‘Sex Victim Girl,’ a tag the media pinned on me. . . . My friends in junior high, scolded by their parents to stay away from that girl, also labeled me. I offer my story now without rage, but with purpose—to share a tale that in its detail will reclaim my identity. I have been dogged by tired thinking and easy tags nearly my entire life. I am not a stick figure. I know what it is like to be a woman and a victim in the realest possible way.”

Polanski was accused of plying Geimer with alcohol and part of a Quaalude during a photo shoot for French Vogue, which took place at Jack Nicholson’s house, before allegedly raping the teen model. Having spent 42 days in prison for a psychiatric evaluation, Polanski fled to France after a judge threatened additional jail time. Earlier this year, it was announced that filmmaker Marina Zenovich would make a sequel to her Emmy-winning documentary, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, which will address U.S. officials’ attempts to return Polanski to the states to resolve the case after 35 years.

In 2009, Polanski agreed to pay $500,000 to Geimer as part of a civil settlement, but it is unclear whether he followed through with the terms of the agreement.